assembly Copy link Outline 1. coetus, ūs2. conventus, ūs (like the preceding, applicable to any a.)3. concĭlĭum (a formal a. and usu. a large one)4. consĭlĭum (usu. a select assembly for deliberation)5. contĭo (an a. convoked by authority, and for the purpose of hearing an address)6. cŏmĭtia, orum (the historical name for three great a.s of the Roman people, viz.7. consessus, ūs (any a. of seated persons)8. conventĭcŭlum (a small or petty a.)9. acrŏāsis, is, f. (an a. of learned persons, conversazione10. cŏrōna (an a. of people standing round) • assembly: 1. coetus, ūs: an a. of spirits, c. animorum, Cic.: an a. of married ladies, matronarum c., Cic.: Virg. 2. conventus, ūs (like the preceding, applicable to any a.): Persius is laughed at by the whole a., Persius ridetur ab omni c., Hor.: Cic.: Liv. 3. concĭlĭum (a formal a. and usu. a large one): an a. of the gods, c. deorum, Cic.: to proclaim, give notice of an a., c. indicere, Liv.: to convene an a., c. convocare, Caes.; c. vocare, Virg.: to hold an a. of the people, c. plebis habere, Cic.: to adjourn an a. (to another place), c. transferre, Caes.: to dismiss an a., c. dimittere, Caes. 4. consĭlĭum (usu. a select assembly for deliberation): the supreme a. of the world, summum c. orbis terrae, Cic. 5. contĭo (an a. convoked by authority, and for the purpose of hearing an address): to summon an a. of the people, c. populi advocare, Sall.: to summon an a. of soldiers, c. militum advocare, Caes.: what I said in the (popular) a.s, quae in contionibus dixi, Cic. 6. cŏmĭtia, orum (the historical name for three great a.s of the Roman people, viz.: c. curiata, tributa, centuriata: v. Dict. Ant. s. v.): to propose a law at the centuriate a., legem ferre comitiis centuriatis, Cic.: the curiate a. has only remained for the sake of the auspices, c. curiata tantum auspiciorum causa remanserunt, Cic.: v. elections. 7. consessus, ūs (any a. of seated persons): the crowded a. of the theatre, frequens c. theatri, Cic.: Virg. 8. conventĭcŭlum (a small or petty a.): Cic. 9. acrŏāsis, is, f. (an a. of learned persons, conversazione: rare): Cic. 10. cŏrōna (an a. of people standing round): Cic.: Ov.: v. council, concourse.